Aspire

Aspire is an influencer marketing platform for e-commerce brands that treats creators as affiliates from the start. More than 800 brands use it, including Walmart, HexClad and Kettle & Fire, and the company reports over $52 million in affiliate sales driven and more than $100 million paid out to influencers.

Two things bring the creators in. AI Creator Discovery lets you search in plain language rather than stacking filters, and the Aspire Marketplace, which the company calls the world's largest creator marketplace, lets creators find and apply to your program. A Shopify integration adds Recruit, Fulfill, Storefronts and Convert modules, so customers who buy from you can be invited to become affiliates automatically.

Once recruited, creators get affiliate links, promo codes and paid ads permissions through a campaign manager with content approval workflows. Automated workflows and rewards handle routine follow-ups, a Contact Hub and Content Hub organise people and assets, and Impact, Sales and Social dashboards measure results. A full-service agency arm can run the program if you would rather not.

Pricing is not published; every engagement starts with a demo. Aspire sits alongside GRIN, Modash and Upfluence as a full creator-affiliate platform, and its marketplace is the reason to pick it if you want creators to come to you rather than the other way round.